Buddhanussati Meditation & Metta Bhavana Chanting
MV Bodhi Tree Saplings
MVDF Talk to Junior 1 & 2 Students
Varada Mudra (Granting Wishes)
In this mudra the right hand, palm facing out, is directed downward. It symbolizes summoning Heaven as witness to his Buddhahood. In a variant form, the thumb and index finger of the downward extended hand touched one another. Frequently the abhaya and varada mudras are combined with the right hand …
Abhaya Mudra (Fearlessness and Granting Protection)
Bhumisparsha Mudra (Pointing to the Earth)
At the time of the Buddha’s enlightenment he was still sitting serenely under the Bodhi tree. Mara, the personification of temptation, saw this and was greatly troubled. So Mara came before the Buddha with a great army (these are mind state) of both monstrously ugly and fearsome and the wonderfully beautiful …